gramadoela

English

Etymology

From Afrikaans gramadoela.

Noun

gramadoela (plural gramadoelas)

1. A remote, sparsely populated area of southern Africa.
   • 2007, Obie Oberholzer, Long Ago Way: In the Footsteps of Alphons Hustinx:

     The first white pioneers arrived on this ancient soil, and chased Chief Magalie much deeper into the gramadoelas, a place so far away nobody ever goes there. Poor Chief Magalie hadn't heard the rumours on the bush telegraph.

   • 2015 December 1, Joh R. Henschel, Toktok Talkie: Ancient Mariner to Zophosis Moralesi, Wordweaver Publishing House, →ISBN, page 61:

     Gramadoela sanctuaries : Desert gramadoelas are often thought to be wasteland, barren and empty broken country that is possibly good only for pitting the toughest vehicles and testing people's bundu-bashing endurance. In fact, gramadoelas – particularly ours here in the Namib – are far too valuable to be wasted in such ways.

   • 2018 September 1, Mike Nicol, Sleeper, Penguin Random House South Africa, →ISBN:

     'Out in the gramadoelas.' 'Which particular part of the gramadoelas?' 'Koue Bokkeveld.' Fish whistled. 'That's miles away. You're driving?' 'As you can hear. Just me'n Melissa.' She turned up the sound: 'I'm fancy-free.'